Zareen Tea Garden of Ispahani Tea Limited has won the "National Tea Award" in the Best Tea Garden category for the second consecutive time based on worker welfare.
Additionally, Jasmine Akhter, a tea worker from Ispahani-owned Neptune Tea Garden, was honored as the 'Best Tea Leaf Picker.'
On National Tea Day 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the ‘National Tea Award 2024’ to the winners at an event.
In the ‘Best Tea Garden based on Worker Welfare’ category, Mirza Salman Ispahani, chairman of Ispahani Group, received the award on behalf of Ispahani’s Zareen Tea Garden from the prime minister.
In recognition of significant contributions to various sectors of the country's tea industry, the Ministry of Commerce and the Bangladesh Tea Board jointly present the ‘National Tea Award’.
The event, chaired by State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu, was attended by several distinguished guests, including Tipu Munshi, MP, president of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Commerce; Mohammad Salim Uddin, commerce secretary; Maj Gen Ashraful Islam, chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board; Shah Moinuddin Hassan, chairman of the Tea Traders Association of Bangladesh, and Kamran T Rahman, president of the Bangladesh Tea Association.
Additionally, various individuals associated with the tea industry of Bangladesh were present at the event.
